diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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 <!--
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+
+```
+from moviepy.editor import *
+
+clip = ColorClip((600, 400), color=(255, 100, 0), duration=2)
+clip.write_videofile("colorclip.mp4", fps=24)
+```
 -->
 ### Expected Behavior
 
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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